[Solved] In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/ were the factors/factories of the English East India Company located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below

Q33. In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/ were the factors/factories of the English East India Company located?

1. Broach

2. Chicacole

3. Trichinopoly

Select the correct answer using the code given below

A. 1 only

B. 1 and 2

C. 3 only

D. 2 and 3

Answer: A

· The English East India Company was formed by a group of merchants known as the ‘Merchant Adventures’ in 1599.

· A charter to the new Company was granted by Queen Elizabeth (December, 1600) giving it the monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years.

Establishment of Factories by East India Company:

· West Coast: The English established factories at Agra, Ahmadabad, Surat and Broach by 1623.

· The company acquired Bombay from Charles II on lease at an annual rent of ten pounds in 1668.

· South-eastern Coast: Masulipatam (1611) and Armagaon near Pulicat (1626).

· Eastern India: Hariharpur and Balasore in Orissa (1633), Hugli (1651), followed by those at Patna, Dacca, Kasimbazar in Bengal and Bihar.

· During Carnatic wars, in return for the French help to Salabat Jung, to the throne of Hyderabad as Nizam, Salabat granted the French the area in Andhra known as Northern Circars (The Northern Circars were 5 in number: Chicacole (Srikakulam), Rajahmundry, Eluru, Kondapalli and Guntur) – So during the first quarter of 17th C, Chicacole was under the control of regional kingdoms – there was no East India company factory here.

· Also, during the same Carnatic wars , Trichinopoly was under the Kingdom of Arcot (seize of Trichinopoly).There was no EIC factory here too.

European Trading Centres in India